Essays Tagged: "Cyclone Tracy"

Australian Geography - tropical cyclones

Describe the geographical processes associated with the natural hazard:Tropical cyclones may affect four Australian states. The two most commonly affected states are Queensland and ... ommonly affected states are Queensland and Western Australia. The Northern Territory is affected by cyclones very occasionally. New South Wales on very rare occasions may feel the affects of a cyclone ... ew South Wales on very rare occasions may feel the affects of a cyclone. The majority of Australian cyclones form off the NW coast of Australia in the Indian Ocean, or off the NE coast in the Coral Se ...

(7 pages) 25 0 1.8 Oct/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Cyclones

on the built environment They are known as Hurricanes in the Caribbean, Typhoons in the China Sea, Cyclones in the Indian Ocean and most commonly called Tropical Cyclones. You can call them what you ... l have one thing in common: they are extremely destructive when they hit cities and towns. A cyclone is a huge mass of air moving in a spiral with winds that can reach up to 250 km/h. A cyclone ...

(2 pages) 1409 0 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

An essay on Natural hazards and Natural disasters

atically affects a community.There are six broad types of hazards:1. Atmospheric Ð for example, cyclones, hailstorms,blizzards or bushfires2. Hydrological Ð for example, flooding, waveaction o ... different types of hazards and disasters areprevalent in different parts of Australia. Forexample, cyclones located to the north of Australiaare associated with the warm tropicalocean; bushfires to t ...

(2 pages) 33 0 3.0 Jul/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Cyclone Tracy

a about 370 kilometers (230 mi) northeast of Darwin. 10pm the next day it was pronounced a tropical cyclone, Cyclone Tracy. Cyclone Tracy was a small but intense Cyclone. On the 20th the next five day ... xt five days the Cyclone got closer and closer to Darwin and on the 25th of December at 3:30 am the Cyclone finally stuck and hit Darwin.In this report I will be focusing on the reconstruction progres ...

(3 pages) 1 0 0.0 Jul/2014

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative